Cheung Tze-keung

Cheung Tze-keung
張子強
Born(1955-04-07)7 April 1955
Yulin, Guangxi, China[citation needed]
Died5 December 1998(1998-12-05) (aged 43)
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Other namesBig Spender (大富豪)
OccupationGangster
Known forKidnapping Walter Kwok and Victor Li
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheung.
Cheung Tze-keung
Traditional Chinese張子強
Simplified Chinese张子强
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Ziqiáng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZoeng1 Zi2-koeng4

Cheung Tze-keung ((1955-04-07)7 April 1955 – (1998-12-05)5 December 1998) was a notorious Hong Kong gangster also known as "Big Spender" (Chinese: 大富豪; pinyin: dà fùháo; Jyutping: daai6 fu3 hou4). He was a kidnapper, robber, arms smuggler and was wanted for murder.[1] He was best known for having masterminded the abduction of Walter Kwok and Victor Li Tzar-kuoi, son of Li Ka-Shing.

He was sentenced to death by a court in Guangzhou and was executed by firing squad on 5 December 1998(1998-12-05) (aged 43).[2]

  1. ^ Lee, Stella (19 August 1998). "Police plan to seize assets of 'Big Spender". The Standard. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ^ Lo, Clifford (11 March 2011). "How Big Spender abducted two of HK's tycoons". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 10 December 2014.